New chopper drone may be deployed along India border: Chinese state media
China’s newly-developed helicopter-drone that made its maiden flight last week may be deployed on the Sino-India border, state media reports said on Monday. The AR500C unmanned helicopter is equipped to carry out fire strikes and disrupt electronic circuitry of its target at heights above 15,000 feet, state media reported. “The test flight of the AR500C […]
Gorakhpur teacher suspended over ‘pro-Pak lines’ during online class
A private school in Gorakhpur has suspended an English teacher for allegedly making “positive references to Pakistan” during an online grammar class on Friday. The school authorities have also issued showcause notice to the teacher, Shadab Khanam, who is in her 30s, asking her to respond within a week. Shadab Khanam was trying to explain […]
14-day paid quarantine and 7 days home isolation: Guidelines for international arrivals
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Sunday made it mandatory for stranded Indians arriving from abroad to check into an institutional quarantine for 14 days at their own expense followed by seven days of home isolation. Specifying guidelines for the international arrivals, the ministry said that before boarding, all the travellers would […]
Does vitamin D help protect against Covid-19?
Older and darker-skinned people who are likely to have low levels of Vitamin D may benefit from supplementation of the essential vitamin to protect against severe symptoms of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to a paper published in The Lancet. Clinicians, however, say that dosing on the vitamin in hope of being protected from the […]
Chinese intrusions at 3 places in Ladakh, Army chief takes stock
With tensions mounting along the Line of Actual Control following the Pangong Tso clash and detection of Chinese intrusions at three places in the Galwan river area, Army chief General MM Naravane landed Friday at the XIV Corps headquarters in Leh to review the situation in eastern Ladakh. The Army chief’s visit to the corps headquarters came […]
Covid-19 Cases In India Likely To Peak In Early July: Health Economist Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan
Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, Director of the US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, says India should focus on more pool testing to identify clusters in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. In an interview with Outlook’s Preetha Nair, Dr Laxminarayan also says that by looking at the pattern of Maharashtra and Tamil […]
Chinese troops focus on 4 LAC locations, test new areas in Ladakh
Although India and China share a boundary that stretches 3,488 km from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh, official data show that 80 per cent of Chinese transgressions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 2015 have taken place in four locations, three of them in eastern Ladakh in the western sector. Along with Pangong Tso, where Indian and Chinese […]
Mamata, Uddhav, Omar attend Sonia-led meet to devise ‘common action plan’ against Modi govt
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have brought together the opposition, which Friday decided to devise a “common action plan” to take on the Modi government over its handling of the migrant labourers issue and alleged discrimination against non-BJP-led states. As many as 22 opposition parties held a meeting Friday as part of an initiative led by […]
Communicate In Clear Terms Lockdown Exit Strategy’: Opposition Lists 11 Demands For Centre On Covid-19
Leaders of 22 opposition parties on Friday accused the Centre of “unabashedly” usurping powers of states and demanded restoration of Parliament functioning and oversight with immediate effect. The opposition parties also demanded immediate reversal of all ‘unilateral policy decisions’, especially on the changes in labour laws. The leaders, who attended a meeting of opposition parties […]
On NREGA outlay, Rahul Gandhi tweets thank you to PM Modi. Then takes a dig
Former congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving a 66% jump in the allocated budget for the flagship rural job guarantee scheme initiated during the Congress rule. However, he ended his congratulatory note by taking a dig at the PM for one of his statements regarding the scheme in parliament. “The […]
